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Amphipholis
Amphipholis is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions. Some species have been used to study echinoderm development (Amphipholis kochii) and bioluminescence (the Dwarf brittle star, Amphipholis squamata).
26 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Dwarf Brittle Star
speciesAmphipholis squamata
Black-and-white Brittle Star
speciesAmphipholis pugetana
Amphipholis kochii
speciesAmphipholis kochii
Amphipholis januarii
speciesAmphipholis januarii
Amphipholis elevata
speciesAmphipholis elevata
Amphipholis similis
speciesAmphipholis similis
Amphipholis strata
speciesAmphipholis strata
Amphipholis tetracantha
speciesAmphipholis tetracantha
Amphipholis littoralis
speciesAmphipholis littoralis
Amphipholis serrataspina
speciesAmphipholis serrataspina
Amphipholis sigillata
speciesAmphipholis sigillata
Amphipholis linopneusti
speciesAmphipholis linopneusti
Amphipholis tuberosa
speciesAmphipholis tuberosa
Amphipholis conolampadis
speciesAmphipholis conolampadis
Amphipholis goesi
speciesAmphipholis goesi
Amphipholis torelli
speciesAmphipholis torelli
Amphipholis misera
speciesAmphipholis misera
Amphipholis vitax
speciesAmphipholis vitax
Amphipholis laevidisca
speciesAmphipholis laevidisca
Amphipholis bananensis
speciesAmphipholis bananensis
Amphipholis nudipora
speciesAmphipholis nudipora
Amphipholis pentacantha
speciesAmphipholis pentacantha
Amphipholis murmanica
speciesAmphipholis murmanica
Amphipholis microdiscus
speciesAmphipholis microdiscus
Amphipholis procidens
speciesAmphipholis procidens
Amphipholis sobrina
speciesAmphipholis sobrina
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 56669.